Research In Motion, maker of the BlackBerry, is willing to block pornographic sites and allow government spies have access to communications from its users, newspapers reported, after a surprise ban on its core services in the Gulf.

The coveted secret of the BlackBerry has attracted increasing attention since Sunday, when the United Arab Emirates announced plans to block the e-mail, instant messaging and web access from the BlackBerry October 11.

As the UAE, the government of India has been pushing RIM for reasons of national security and the company may allow Indian security officials to monitor the BlackBerry service, according to the Economic Times newspaper.

RIM also “initially approved” blocking about 3000 pornographic websites, at the request of the Ministry of Communications Kuwait, the Kuwaiti newspaper al-Jarida.

Kuwait also has security concerns, according to the publication, which said the country’s government was working with RIM and other telecommunications companies “that legal controls on the one hand, ensure national security and, secondly, the rights citizens regarding the use of appliances.”

Unlike rivals such as Nokia and Apple, RIM controls their phone networks, which transmit encrypted messages through centers in Canada and the UK.

Via: Reuters.